Wednesday, March 11, 2009

How will I create more Liberty today?

Watch the legislature's website, and write legislators about bills that infringe on freedom. Once you've written that letter, adapt it a little and send it to the Editor of your local newspaper.

Go to the capitol or your city council meeting, and speak about an issue.

Write a letter to the editor about a news item. Offer a Libertarian solution, or a smaller government option.

If you Facebook or twitter, post a message that makes people think about issues related to Liberty. A Facebook or twitter account with hundreds of friends and followers can plant a seed in a lot of minds.

Start a blog and cultivate followers. You can use Facebook or twitter to promote. Get reciprocal links to other sites.

Take your libertarian or freedom oriented magazines and newsletters to coffee shops or libraries, if they have a public reading material basket.

Leave copies of our newsletter in the library's newspaper area. Usually it's at the front - where they put the piles of The Weekly and Stranger.

Start a discussion group, or a free class to study Liberty.

Volunteer to give a presentation to a class at a school or senior center on American History and the founding of the US, or on libertarianism, or voting . . .

Post message of positive libertarian philosophy on blogs or bulletin boards, either electronic or hard copy.

Put a Liberty message on your car - a bumper sticker or a window sign. Make sure it can be read while driving.

Messages are always better received when they are simple, easy to understand, short, and positive.

Post your ideas or results in the comments here . . . and have a gentle day! :o)

1 comment:

Consider: The missing element in every human 'solution' is an accurate definition of the creature.

The way we define 'human' determines our view of self, others, relationships, institutions, life, and future. Many problems in human experience are the result of false and inaccurate definitions of humankind premised in man-made religions and humanistic philosophies.

Human knowledge is a fraction of the whole universe. The balance is a vast void of human ignorance. Human reason cannot fully function in such a void; thus, the intellect can rise no higher than the criteria by which it perceives and measures values.

Humanism makes man his own standard of measure. However, as with all measuring systems, a standard must be greater than the value measured. Based on preponderant ignorance and an egocentric carnal nature, humanism demotes reason to the simpleton task of excuse-making in behalf of the rule of appe- tites, desires, feelings, emotions, - and glands.

Because man, hobbled in an ego-centric predicament, cannot invent criteria greater than himself, the humanist lacks a predictive capability. Thus, his man-made criteria rises no higher than eyebrows - and too often, no higher than pubic hair! Without instinct or transcendent criteria, humanism cannot evaluate options with foresight and vision for progression and survival. Lacking foresight, man is blind to potential consequence and is unwittingly committed to mediocrity, collectivism, averages, and re- gression - and worse. Humanism is an unworthy worship.

The void of human ignorance can easily be filled with a functional faith while not-so-patiently awaiting the foot-dragging growth of human knowledge and behav- ior. Faith, initiated by the Creator and revealed and validated in His Word, the Bible, brings a transcend- ent standard to man the choice-maker. Other philo- sophies and religions are man-made, humanism, and thereby lack what only the Bible has:

1.Transcendent Criteria and 2.Fulfilled Prophetic Validation.

The vision of faith in God and His Word is survival equipment for today and the future. Only the Creator, who made us in His own image, is qualified to define us accurately.

Human is earth's Choicemaker. Psalm 25:12 He is by nature and nature's God a creature of Choice - and of Criteria. Psalm 119:30,173 His unique and definitive characteristic is, and of Right ought to be, the natural foundation of his environments, institutions, and re- spectful relations to his fellow-man. Thus, he is orien- ted to a Freedom whose roots are in the Order of the universe. selah